Tetrachlorethylene as an Anthelmintic for Tapeworm
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Male fern has been commonly used for manyyears as an anthelmintic against cestodes, though its administration is very troublesome and even risky to the host. Maplestone and Mukerji (1931) mention trying of tetrachlorethylene in three cases of Tcenia saginata infection with apparently no effect. But their further experience with tetrachlorethylene (Maplestone and Mukerji, 1937) claim the drug as an effective remedy in treating taenia infections.
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